Pascal

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Pascal Inc. (株式会社パスカル) is an Osaka-based development company. [1] It originally began as a "digital creation group" called PowerWedge (パワーウェッジ). [2] Pascal incorporated as a yuugen gaisha (有限会社パスカル) on April 21, 1998 [3], and mostly did contract development work. Today, the company makes mobile games and does minor development work on console titles.

Pascal is a subsidiary of Pai-R. [4] Masaki Yamashita (山下雅樹) is the president. [5]

Research Methods: Actual mentions, shared staff

As PowerWedge

PlayStation

  • Saishuu Densha (sound effects) (JP Publisher: Visit)
Sound Effects: First Circle

As Pascal

Android

  • Archery Islands
  • Bass 'n' Guide: Guide to Bass Fishing / Bass 'n' Guide: Lure Fishing
  • Bass Fishing 3D
  • Bass Fishing 3D II
  • Beach Flag Paradise
  • Beach Flags
  • Beach Volleyball Paradise
  • Bowling Islands
  • Escape Game Tropical Island
  • Excite Big Fishing
  • Excite Big Fishing 2 [Amazon only]
  • Excite Big Fishing III
  • Fly Fishing 3D
  • Fly Fishing 3D II
  • Golf Days: Excite Resort Tour
  • Koude Nyanko / My Cat My Room
  • Koude Wanko / My Dog My Style
  • My Dog My Room
  • My Dog My Room 2 [Amazon only]
  • Slash Dash Ninja
  • Survival Spearfishing
  • Wild Shark Fishing

DS

  • Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kouen-mae Hashutsujo: Kateba Tengoku! Makereba Jigoku! Ryoutsu-ryuu Ikkan Senkin Daisakusen!
Given special thanks in the credits

iOS

  • Archery Islands
  • Bass Fishing 3D
  • Bass Fishing 3D II
  • Beach Flag Paradise
  • Bowling Islands
  • Escape Game Tropical Island
  • Koude Nyanko
  • Koude Wanko / My Dog My Style
  • Slash Dash Ninja
  • Wild Shark Fishing

Multi-Platform

  • Babylon's Fall (some programming)
  • Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion ("development cooperation" - some programming? some graphics?)
  • Granblue Fantasy: Relink ("other" - some programming?)
  • Scarlet Nexus (some programming? some graphics?)
  • Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet (some programming?)

PlayStation

  • '99 Koushien
Mentioned in the credits. Can't tell what they did.
  • Championship Bass
  • Tsuridou: Keiryuu Mizuumi-hen (sound?)
Developer: Vingt et un Systems; Opening Movie: Interrupt?

The old Pascal website gave some vague descriptions of games [6]:

  • Racing game ported from Sega Saturn (May 1998) (Virtual Kyoutei '98? [7])
  • Racing game (February 1999) "Produced in-house from planning to programming, design, sound, and quality control"
  • Sports simulation game (February 2000) "Produced in-house from planning to programming, design, sound, and quality control. For Japan, the US, and Europe." (Championship Bass?)

"Produced five titles including racing games and simulation games (including localized titles)" [8]

PlayStation 2

  • BASS Strike
  • Gregory Horror Show

The old Pascal website gave some vague descriptions of games [9]:

  • Sports simulation game (October 2001) "Produced in-house from planning to programming, design, sound, and quality control. For Japan, the US, and Europe." (BASS Strike?)

"Produced eight titles including simulation games and action games (including localized titles)" [10]

"Sound effects and BGM production for seven titles, mainly for PS and PS2" [11]

Switch

  • Astral Chain (some programming)
  • Bayonetta 3 (some programming)

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